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Luise Pauline Maria Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Sagan (19 February 1782 – 8 January 1845) was a Princess of Courland by birth and through her marriage to Friedrich Hermann Otto, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Pauline was Princess consort of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. Pauline was the second-eldest child and daughter of Peter von Biron, the last Duke of Courland and Semigallia, and his third wife Dorothea von Medem.
Marriage and issue
Pauline married Friedrich Hermann Otto, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, son of Hermann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and his second wife Princess Maximiliane of Gavre, on 26 February 1800 in Prague. Pauline and Friedrich had one son:
- Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (16 February 1801 – 3 September 1869)
- ∞ Eugénie de Beauharnais, no issue.
- ∞ morgranatic Baroness Amalie Schenk von Geyern, with issue.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 19 February 1782 – 26 February 1800: Her Serene Highness Princess Pauline of Courland
- 26 February 1800 – 2 November 1810: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Princess of Courland
- 2 November 1810 – 13 September 1838: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Princess of Courland
- 13 September 1838 – 29 November 1838: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Princess of Courland
- 29 November 1838 – 8 January 1845: Her Serene Highness The Duchess of Sagan, The Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Princess of Courland
Upon her father's death, Pauline inherited the Prager Palais and the Lordships of Hohlstein and Nettkow. Upon her elder sister Wilhelmine's death, Pauline also inherited the Duchy of Sagan in Silesia and the Lordship of Náchod in Bohemia.